Category Archives: Art

Review: The Girl from the Hermitage by Molly Gartland

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Lynne

Published by Lightning Books 2020 Fascinated by this period of Russian history since a teenager – after watching Dr Zhivago – I wanted to review Molly Gartland’s The Girl from the Hermitage, and I’m glad I did. Inspired by a … Continue reading →

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An island like a jigsaw piece upon a painted ocean…

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Lynne

Managed only a foundation year at art school but loved every minute – still fiddle with paintbrushes and collect art. Top left ‘Condo Blue’ by Dean L Hohn, a Tasmanian photographer, top right 3D artwork by Liz Shreeve, Australian artist … Continue reading →

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Stick to what you’re good at.

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Lynne

As an ex – many years ex – art student, I was perhaps over optimistic about designing my own book covers. We got there, eventually, Martyn & I, with the amateurish painting my department and tidying it up digitally, his. … Continue reading →

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Καληνύχτα φίλοι μου – Kalinýchta fíloi mou – Goodnight my friends

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Lynne

It’s been a long day’s formatting and I’ll be sleeping like a log – just ‘cos I wanna be a paperback writer… (spotted the link?). JIGSAW ISLAND the paperback should go live soon. Until it does – here’s an early … Continue reading →

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Beside the seaside…

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Lynne

Doing my own final edit of Jigsaw Island before passing it on to the professionals, I am lost in my mind’s eye with memories such as this – Leros, September 2018… Whereas, from our garden today, this is the view… … Continue reading →

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I’ve got the doodle bug…

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Lynne

Well, TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS is re-edited, re-released and the copies are ready to wing out to new supporters of JIGSAW ISLAND – and, not that I have little else to do, I decided to respond to everyone who commented on … Continue reading →

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The artist in me

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Lynne

The artist in me needs an easel. But is this easel-y achieved? It took a lot of swearing, a whole Archers Omnibus (combat pain with pain) and half a bottle of red wine. And two metal bits left over. Now … Continue reading →

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Performance art in Torbay – The Tale

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Lynne

It was much more than that. For three weeks in September The Tale took its mobile audience through memorabilia, sea trips, promenade and venue based performance art, sound installations and the spoken word provided by the young people of Torbay. … Continue reading →

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Cover Wars – We won!

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Lynne

Many thanks to everyone who voted for the Terrible With Raisins cover in the Author Shout website Cover Wars. We won, apparently, although there has been no notification, just a thumbnail saying TWR is book of the week. See here … Continue reading →

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Art in the new Guildford Mental Health Hospital

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Lynne

As Healing Arts Manager for Surrey and Borders I work with the Property Development Team to provide healing environments. As Art Co-ordinator for the new mental health hospital planned for Farnham Road in Guildford I have recently been engaged in … Continue reading →

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